swap_horiz Bare-Knuckle Boxing Alternatives

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Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed martial arts combines techniques from various fighting styles including boxing, wrestling, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...

Hybrid Cage Striking Submission

9.8 Brilliant

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Professional Boxing

Professional boxing involves athletes engaging in one-on-one contests utilizing punches and defensive techniques. It’s n...

Professional Punch Striking Gloves

9.5 Brilliant

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Boxing

Boxing is an Olympic combat sport involving striking opponents using gloved hands within a defined ring. Established rul...

Olympic Ring Striking Punching

9.3 Excellent

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Muaythai

Muaythai, also written Muay Thai, is a combat sport and martial art from Thailand. Its rules permit striking with the fi...

Ring Striking Thai Elbows

9.3 Excellent

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K-1 Rules Kickboxing

K-1 Rules Kickboxing developed from Japanese combat sport traditions, primarily established by Kazuyoshi Ishii in 1993....

Japanese Ring Ruleset Striking

9.2 Excellent

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Queensberry Rules Boxing

Queensberry Rules Boxing established the foundation for modern professional boxing. Developed by John Graham Chambers in...

Historic Boxing Ruleset Striking

9.2 Excellent

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Japanese Kickboxing

Japanese kickboxing, primarily K1 style, is a combat sport developed in Japan. It blends elements of Muay Thai and karat...

Japanese Striking Standing Lowkick

9.0 Excellent

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K-1 Kickboxing

K-1 is a Japanese kickboxing promotion and competition format established in 1993 by Kazuyoshi Ishii. Standard K-1 rules...

Modern Global Striking Kickboxing

9.0 Excellent

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Amateur Boxing

Amateur boxing is a combat sport and Olympic event governed internationally by the International Boxing Association (IBA...

Olympic Punch Striking Amateur

8.7 Great

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Knockdown Karate

Knockdown Karate is a full contact martial art derived from Kyokushin karate. Developed by Mas Oyama, it emphasizes powe...

Striking Karate Bareknuckle Fullcontact

8.1 Great

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London Prize Ring Boxing

London Prize Ring Rules were the standard ruleset for bare-knuckle prizefighting in England, first issued in 1838 and re...

Historic Boxing Ruleset Striking

7.3 Good

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Rough and Tumble

Rough and tumble was a form of frontier fighting associated with the United States, especially the era before modern com...

American Historical Striking Frontier

7.2 Good

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Dambe

Dambe is a traditional Hausa combat sport associated with northern Nigeria and other Hausa communities in West Africa. I...

Traditional Striking Bareknuckle West African

7.0 Good

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Moraingy

Moraingy is a traditional unarmed striking sport from Madagascar, also known as Malagasy boxing. It is especially associ...

Traditional African Striking Bareknuckle

6.5 Fair

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Russian Fist Fighting (Kulachniy Boy)

Russian fist fighting, often called kulachniy boy, is a traditional form of bare-knuckle fighting from Russia. Historica...

Russian Historical Folk Striking

6.5 Fair

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Calcio Storico Fiorentino

Calcio storico fiorentino is a traditional Florentine team contest that combines elements of football, wrestling, and ha...

Italian Hybrid Historical Striking

6.5 Fair

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Vo Co Truyen

Vo Co Truyen is a Vietnamese term used for traditional Vietnamese martial arts. It refers to a broad collection of regio...

Combat Traditional Vietnamese Striking

5.9 Mediocre

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Musangwe

Musangwe is a traditional bare-knuckle fighting practice associated with the Venda people of South Africa's Limpopo regi...

Traditional Boxing Striking Bareknuckle

5.8 Mediocre

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Qwan Ki Do

Qwan Ki Do is a Vietnamese-Chinese martial art developed and codified in France by Pham Xuan Tong in 1981. Its training...

Combat Traditional Vietnamese Striking

5.8 Mediocre

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Subak

Subak is a historical Korean martial art associated with open-handed striking and close combat. References to the discip...

Korean Historical Ancient Striking

4.2 Poor